Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, November 9, 2020
Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released on Sunday from the Tompkins County Health Department, indicate that there are 12 additional positives, and 4 new recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that leaves 60 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins. In Schuyler County, there are 10 new cases of COVID-19 reported…
Read MoreInterview: Leslie Danks Burke, State Senate democratic challenger [AUDIO]
On the day after election day, WRFI General Manager Felix Teitelbaum interviewed State Senate Democratic challenger for the 58th District, Leslie Danks Burke. Burke was the most popular candidate in Tompkins County, but ultimately lost to Republican incumbent Tom O’Mara, who won the 2020 election. Listen to the full interview below, and hear local news…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, November 6, 2020
Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released today from the Tompkins County Health Department, indicate that there are 6 additional positive cases, and 3 recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that leaves _50__ active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins. In Schuyler County, there are 7 new cases of COVID-19 reported as…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, November 5, 2020
Kendal at Ithaca retirement community announces that it will reopen to visitors as early as next week following nearly 3 weeks of closure due to residents and staff testing positive for COVID-19. The Ithaca Voice reports that during the three-week shutdown, Kendal administrators published daily updates on positive tests and steps being taken to reduce…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, November 4, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department recently received a $40,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation, according to the Ithaca Times. The money was given as part of a rapid response effort to support local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health Department said that they are using the money to fund a mobile COVID-19 testing…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, November 3, 2020
Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released today by the Tompkins County health department, indicate that there is 1 additional positive case, and 10 new recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that leaves 47 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins. In Schuyler County, there are 6 new cases of COVID-19 and…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, November 2, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department says an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and works at the Dryden VFW organization located at 2272 Dryden Rd in the Town of Dryden may have transmitted the virus to persons who were at the VFW last week. This person is a resident of another County, according to a…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: Reforming Public Safety – Local Candidates on Police Reform [AUDIO]
Since August 2020, over 15 reporters from WRFI, the Ithaca Voice, and the Ithaca College park Scholars have been cooking up an audio documentary about police reform. Stay tuned: the full documentary will air in December! Ahead of November 3rd, we made a bonus episode about some local candidates’ stances on police reform. This piece…
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